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Mesophilic organisms

Mesophilic organisms

Organisms that grow best at temperatures of 25-40 degree C.

Symptoms of infant botulism

Symptoms of infant botulism

constipation poor feeding weakness lethargy loss of head control pooled oral secretions altered cry

Symptoms of foodborne botulism

vomiting thirst constipation difficulty in swallowing, breathing, speaking ocular paresis Death can occur in 1-7 days after onset of illness by respiratory failure.

Toxicoinfection

Type of foodborne illness which occurs due to ingestion of a bacteria that produces toxins within the gut. These toxins get absorbed and produce symptoms of the illness.

Types of foodborne illness

Types of foodborne illness

Foodborne Infection Foodborne Intoxication Toxicoinfection

Most common site of aortic aneurysm

Abdominal aorta. Abdominal aortic aneurysm is known by the acronym: AAA

Gimenez stain

Staining technique using biological stains for detecting bacteria in tissue samples.

Causative organism of Q fever

Coxiella burnetti is the causative agent of Q fever.

Causative organism of lymphogranuloma venereum

Causative organism of lymphogranuloma venereum is Chlamydia trachomatis

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